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Friday, November 30, 1979
University Daily Kansan
Women want Wayland
By PAM CLARK Sports Writer
Sooner or later it's bound to happen, and women's basketball Coach Marian Washington figures Kansas' time to beat Wavland Baptist has come.
The Jayhawks have played Wayland, a traditional basketball power, three times and lost each time. The two teams square off again tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. in Allen Field House, a preliminary to the one match against the University of Nevada Reno.
"The last two times we've played them have been fine encounters and very close," Washington said yesterday. "Our program has always been to reach your we get closer to beating them."
THE JAYHAWKS GO into the game with a 3-1 record, while the Flying Queens take an identical record into a game at Louisiana Tech two point losses to Louisiana Tech in the Queen's Classic tournament hosted by Wayland last week. KU lost 78-76 and 72-76.
Wayland easily won its first meeting with Kansas three years ago 82-58, but the last two games have been much closer.
Two years ago in Lawrence, the lead changed hands 16 times as Wayland won 72-71. Last year in Plainview, Texas, the lead changed hands 16 times and again Wayland won on top 81-73.
But this year the Jayhawks may finally off their long-awaited victory. The Flyers have had a strong Jill Rankin for the past three years, but she transferred to Tennessee for her senior
RANKIN AVERAGED 29.4 points a game last year and was named to the Kodak All-America team. At 6-3, she won by 5 shots and helped her team control the boards.
"I feel they are even more determined to do well," Washington said. "They depended more on her in the past, you could expect the ball to go to in to her. But they continued this year. Wayland is a very team, team with excellent outside shooting."
THE PIROBALE starters for Wayland are Katherine Harston, Jamie Hornacek and the top-seeded player, Aiden Fleming. Elaine Schulte and Janine Denton at the posts. Hartson is the key in Wayland's top-four playoff standings.
1978, but missed last season with a knee injury.
Starting for KU should be Lynette Woodard at point guard, Cheryl Burnett and Pat Mason at the wings and Shyra Holden and Sheila Legrant at the posts.
The KU players enter the game with confidence. They defeated the Flying Queens 38-22 two weeks ago in a 20-minute scrimmage at Bentonville, Ark.
WASHINGTON HOWEVER, doesn't expect Wayland to be pushed around so easily this time. Wayland has probably made a few changes.
"We've got to run," she said. "There are too many teams in the country that run against us. We need to win. Waypoint won use as many teams use the pressure defense that we use. But they have had the chance to get the feel of what we do. We sure'll make them add more pressure."
"I expect Wayland to run mostly a zone on defense. We will try to hit them from the back, and we won't worry about concentrating just on Woodard because if they do, I hope we can win."
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It's Chester Giles' turn at center as KU searches for rebounds
By MIKE EARLE
For the first time in his KU basketball career, senior Chester Glesis won't be sitting on the cold bench—at least at the start of a game.
Associate Sports Editor
Tomorrow night at 7:35 in KU's season opener against the University of Nevada-Reno, Giles will be the starting center, his first start ever for the Jawhawks.
A 6-19, 500 pounder from Chicago, Giles is in his third year at KU. He tore knee ligaments on the first day of practice of the season and was subsequently red-shirted.
Last season, Giles was seldom at full speed because of the injury. He appeared in 20 games, averaging just 1.6 points a game.
BUT GILS APPEARS to have recovered from the ligament damage, and although he had been a strong performer in exhibition loss to the Yugoslavian national team Nov. 15, Coach Ted Owens has given up.
"Chester has out-played his competitors in practice," Owens said yesterday. He deserves the start."
Beore transferring to KU, Giles did little bench warming. He had an outstanding career at Independence Kan. Community College, and 11 rebounds a game his sophomore year.
Giles was a key player in the Pirates '175 drive to the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship and was named playing player in the national tournament.
IF JAYHAWK FANS wondered whether they would ever see Giles after his injury, there was never a doubt in his mind.
"OUR PRIMARY CONCERN is still rebounding. "Owens said, "That is why it's important that we stabilize our situation in the middle."
"I'm not a quitter," Giles said. "My knee is 100 percent. My job is essentially getting the ball off the boards and getting it to my teammates.
"After not playing for a while, I'm ready to go. I've been practicing really well. I just didn't give up."
If Giles lives up to his goal, he might convince Owens that he is capable of starting every game.
Although it is his first start in two seasons and a full house crowd of 15,000 is expected, Giles isn't worried about his first start.
"I'm never nervous." Giles said. "Just want to do my job. I'm going to try to get 10 rebounds and pass the ball to my teammates so they can score."
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"It is no secret that one of our major problems last year was not being able to run as effectively as we would like. That was primarily due our inability to control the boards. We believe we can be a good fast-track provider we can do a good job on the boards.
"I've been encouraged in the last two weeks with the play of Chester. I hope his performance will be hard, that will be the case. He has worked very hard to improve himself and it's paying off."
Rebounding has been a weakness for the eyewhays, but they should control the base by preventing Pack's tallest starter is 6-8 center Aaron Crest. The rest of his start line consists of two short passes.
NEVA-RADA FINISHED last season with its best mark in more than a decade at 21.7, and appeared in the NIT tournament. He won the second year, none of whom started last year.
According to KU part-time assistant coach Milt Gibson, who sewed Nevada Reno's 88-49 win over the Republic of China, the Wok pack restores its onliness.
"They're a small team," Gibson said. "They like to push the ball up the floor. It was a had game to scout because Taiwan wasn't very good.
"They'll start out in a man press and
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Joined Giles on KU's starting five two-time All-Big Eight guard Darnell Valentine, 6; bing Tony Guy, 6; forward Marty Burke, 5; bing David Breeze, 6; Bicke Russ, 6; sophomore David Maelvie.
press you all over the floor. They try to utilize their quickness. It will be a good test for us."
Gibson said the Jayhawks must control the tempo of the game or the Wolf Pack would get into a running game with KU.
LAST SEASON, ZONE defenses caused the Jayhawks several headaches because of poor outside shooting. But those problems may be solved. Oweng said.
"If we don't have a good shot on the break, we'll have to be patient and run our offense. If we just work our offense a couple times, they'll realize that we're really impatient on defenses."
"WE'RE GOING TO have to get the lead early." Gibson said. "That way we can do some things on offense. If we don't get the lead early, we lose the kind of game they want us to play.
"We'll still push it up the floor on them because even though they are extremely quick, they don't get back as a team on defense very well.
"This will be a much better shooting team than last year, Owens said. "At least, that is the indication we have from our practices to this point. Ricky Ross and Keith Douglas (freshman guard) have helped in that area, and they've had improvement from our players."
"In fact, from an overall standpoint, we have had good improvement from all of our returning players. That has been encouraging.
"We are anyone who get started. This is still a very young team, although it is obviously a little older now. We have to have to have some of our young people play well if we're to be substantially imple-
"But I have been pleased with what I've seen so far. Because of that, I'm optimistic that we will be an improved team over last year."
This is KU's 82nd basketball season. The Jayhawks have won their last six season and the Knicks have won their seventh. In the 24 complete seasons that Allen Field House has served as home for the "Hawks," they have won 23 winners and lost just one. Nashville, Tenn., in 1973 when KU lost KZ-14.
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